10 Curious Questions Asked About HIV Transmission in 2013

I was using the bathroom while I was on my menstrual cycle. When I stood up, I noticed a drop of my own blood on the toilet seat. I wiped it up with toilet paper, but I don't remember if I reused the paper to wipe myself. Could I have given myself something through my own blood?

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